After completing RPG IV Programming: Arithmetic Operations, the user should be able to:

	Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a program
	Create free-form arithmetic expressions
	Determine the correct size to store arithmetic results
	Apply concepts to an example program
	Use EVAL statements for character assignment and conversion
	Use built-in functions, arithemtic operations and indicators

Numbers and Arithmetic

	Using simple numeric assignment
	Using EVAL for arithmetic
	Determining numeric truncation

Defining Field Sizes

	Field size for addition
	Field size for subtraction
	Field size for multiplication
	Field size for division
	Rounding numbers
	Improving EVAL precision

Example Program

	Creating file and input specifications
	Defining calculation specifications
	Creating output specifications

Assignment and Conversion

	Applying character assignment
	Assigning figurative constants
	Using data type conversion

Functions, Operations, and Indicators

	Using built-in functions
	Obsolete arithmetic operations
	Setting resulting indicators

This course has the following features:

	Exercises that allow users to practice in RPG IV
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to RPG IV
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

	Experience as an AS/400 or iSeries end user
	RPG IV Programming: Introduction to RPG (RPGI01)
	RPG IV Programming: Getting Started with RPG (RPGI02)
	RPG IV Programming: Defining Data (RPGI03)

	RPG IV Programming: Flow of Control (RPGI05)
	RPG IV Programming: Externally Described Files (RPGI06)
	RPG IV Programming: File Access and Record Manipulation (RPGI07)
	RPG IV Programming: Interactive Applications (RPGI08)
	RPG IV Programming: Tables and Arrays (RPGI09)

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